How to Listen. Believe. Support. This April

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a national effort to raise public awareness about sexual assault and educate communities and individuals on how to prevent sexual violence. Sexual assault is a pervasive and unfortunately common occurrence. 1 in 3 [...]

2020-04-01T16:53:05+00:00By |

Helping a Friend

A friend of mine is in an abusive relationship and I am worried about them. What can I do to help?It can be a very upsetting when someone we care about is being abused or even treated badly by their [...]

2020-08-10T18:14:42+00:00By |

When A Child Says #MeToo

For decades, we at HCWC have stressed the importance of believing survivors of sexual assault or relationship violence when they open up and tell their story. Talking to someone about abuse or trauma can be an overwhelming and incredibly vulnerable [...]

2019-06-05T19:37:45+00:00By |

Listen. Believe. Support.

On October 15, 2017, actress Alyssa Milano tweeted, “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet.” This tweet started a ripple effect of an infinite number of survivors and victims of [...]

2019-06-05T19:35:30+00:00By |

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a national effort to raise public awareness about sexual assault and educate communities and individuals on how to prevent sexual violence. 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men experienced some form [...]

2019-06-05T19:39:42+00:00By |

Let’s Talk About Consent

There seems to be more stories every day about sexual assault and harassment among celebrities, teachers, college students, athletes, and politicians. The conversations around these stories reveal many people struggling to understand sexual assault -- perhaps incorrectly assuming these [...]

2020-07-29T18:12:27+00:00By |

A Better Bystander

"That is none of my concern/business!" "Someone else will help them." "Maybe they are playing around." "I don’t have enough time to help them, I am already late." "I am too weak to help."   Have you ever thought this [...]

2020-08-28T19:07:37+00:00By |
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